Dowling, Michigan is a census-designated, unincorporated community in Baltimore Township, just southeast of central Barry County, in the southern portion of the Lower Peninsula.
The chief route through the community is M-37, which passes roughly north-south through the center of the township, and Dowling is the only named settlement in Baltimore Township. Dowling Road intersects M-37 in the center of the township, and Banfield Road forms lower western boundaries to the township, while Butler Road forms its southern boundaries, Altman Road and Bird Road form its eastern border, and Cloverdale Road is its northern boundary.
Hastings, the center of which is 9.8 miles north, is the nearest incorporated municipality to Dowling, followed by Nashville, Springfield, Battle Creek, and Bellevue. Unincorporated communities within ten miles of Dowling include Cedar Creek, Schultz, Delton, Hickory Corners, and Cloverdale.
Although there are some commercial businesses within the community, Dowling serves largely as a bedroom community for people working in Hastings, Battle Creek, Springfield, Kalamazoo, or Grand Rapids. Clear Lake is in the southern part of the township.
The community was built on land previously owned by John Stall in the 1840s, at which time it was informally known as Baltimore, as it was, and is, the only significant settlement in Baltimore Township, probably named for Baltimore, Maryland, the former home of some of its early settlers. A post office was established in Baltimore on May 30, 1850, with John Baker as its first postmaster. On March 16, 1880, the name of the post office was changed to Dowling.
Today, the Dowling post office serves the southern portion of the township, and portions of Assyria Township to the southeast, Barry Township to the southwest, Hope Township to the west, Johnstown Township to the south, and Maple Grove Township to the east.
The focal point of this category is on the community known as Dowling, Michigan. Appropriate resources for this category will include online resources representing individuals, businesses, industries, churches, organizations, attractions, or events within the area defined by the census or those that are served by the Dowling post office.
Recommended Resources
The Outdoor Education Center, commonly known ad Clear Lake Camp, is operated through the Battle Creek Public School System and located on Clear Lake in the community of Dowling, Michigan. The oldest school camp in the nation, Clear Lake Camp offers programs to supplement the school curriculum, including overnight and day programs to schools across southern Michigan. The facility is also available to host weddings, family retreats, and workshops.
https://www.clearlakecamp.org/
Owned and operated by Baltimore Township, Dowling Cemetery is located just north of the community of Dowling, Michigan, on the east side of M-37 at Tebo Road. The Find A Grave site allows visitors to adopt a cemetery, and to add photographs of the grounds as well as the memorials and details of people interred there. Data from more than 1,800 memorials have been added at this time, with nearly eighty percent of them photographed. Visitors may browse or use a search function.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/383/dowling-cemetery
Offering a wide selection of books DVDs, music CDs, magazines, and other items, the library includes computers for public access, DVD rentals, printing, copying, and fax services, Internet access, and a notary public, whose services are free to Baltimore and Johnstown patrons. Situated on East Dowling Road, its regular business hours and staff contacts are posted, new books and a calendar of events are included, along with online resources.
http://www.dowlingpubliclibrary.com/
Lumberjack’s Provisioning Center
Located on South M-37 in Dowling, Michigan, Lumberjack’s is Barry County’s first cannabis provisioning center. Offering both medical and recreational cannabis from commercial growers and companies, the center provides flower, concentrates, pre-rolls, and edible options. Directions, a menu of products available, staff picks, top sellers, and special offers are highlighted, a weekly advertising page is featured, and its hours and contacts are included.
https://www.lumberjackspc.com/
Situated on Lacey Road, just south of the community of Dowling, Michigan, a map shows the location of the church, service schedules are posted on the site, along with a contact form. Sunday schedules include a family-style morning worship service, adult Bible study, Sunday School, and evening service, as well as weekly events, which are featured here, with times. Its community outreach ministries include a nursing home ministry, jail ministry, soup kitchen, and others.
https://lynneolmstead.wixsite.com/pleasantviewfamilych
